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(a)Plumbing systems. The inspector shall: (1)report: (A)location of water meter; (B)location of homeowners main water supply shutoff valve; and (C)static water pressure; (2)report as Deficient: (A)the presence of active leaks; (B)the lack of a pressure reducing valve when the water pressure exceeds 80 PSI; (C)the lack of an expansion tank at the water heater(s) when a pressure reducing valve is in place at the water supply line/system; (D)the absence of: (i)fixture shut-off valves; (ii)dielectric unions, when applicable; (iii)back-flow devices, anti-siphon devices, or air gaps at the flow end of fixtures; and (E)deficiencies in: (i)water supply pipes and waste pipes; (ii)the installation and termination of the vent system; (iii)the performance of fixtures and faucets not connected to an appliance; (iv)water supply, as determined by viewing functional flow in two fixtures operated simultaneously; (v)fixture drain performance; (vi)orientation of hot and cold faucets; (vii)installed mechanical drain stops; (viii)commodes, fixtures, showers, tubs, and enclosures; and (ix)the condition of the gas distribution system. (3)The inspector is not required to: (A)operate any main, branch, or shut-off valves; (B)operate or inspect sump pumps or waste ejector pumps; (C)verify the performance of: (i)the bathtub overflow; (ii)clothes washing machine drains or hose bibbs; or (iii)floor drains; (D)inspect: (i)any system that has been winterized, shut down or otherwise secured; (ii)circulating pumps, free-standing appliances, solar water heating systems, water-conditioning equipment, filter systems, water mains, private water supply systems, water wells, pressure tanks, sprinkler systems, swimming pools, or fire sprinkler systems; (iii)inaccessible gas supply system components for leaks; (iv)for sewer clean-outs; or (v)for the presence or performance of private sewage disposal systems; or (E)determine: (i)quality, potability, or volume of the water supply; or (ii)effectiveness of backflow or anti-siphon devices. (b)Water heaters. The inspector shall: (1)report: (A)the energy source; (B)the capacity of the units; (2)report as Deficient: (A)inoperative units; (B)leaking or corroded fittings or tanks; (C)damaged or missing components; (D)the absence of a cold water shut-off valve; (E)if applicable, the absence of a pan or a pan drain system that does not terminate over a waste receptor or to the exterior of the building above the ground surface; (F)inappropriate locations; (G)the lack of protection from physical damage; (H)burners, burner ignition devices or heating elements, switches, or thermostats that are not a minimum of 18 inches above the lowest garage floor elevation, unless the unit is listed for garage floor installation; (I)the absence of an opening that would allow access to equipment for inspection, service, repair or replacement without removing permanent construction or building finish; (J)when applicable; a floored passageway and service platform that would allow access for equipment inspection, service, repair or replacement; (K)the absence of or deficiencies in the temperature and pressure relief valve and discharge piping; (L)a temperature and pressure relief valve that failed to operate, when tested manually; (M)in electric units, deficiencies in: (i)performance of heating elements; and (ii)condition of conductors; and (N)in gas units: (i)gas leaks; (ii)flame impingement, uplifting flame, improper flame color, or excessive scale build-up; (iii)the absence of a gas shut-off valve within six feet of the appliance; (iv)the absence of a gas appliance connector or one that exceeds six feet in length; (v)gas appliance connectors that are concealed within or extended through walls, floors, partitions, ceilings or appliance housings; (vi)deficiencies in: (I)combustion and dilution air; (II)gas shut-off valves; (III)access to a gas shutoff valves that prohibit full operation; (IV)gas appliance connector materials; and (V)vent pipe, draft hood, draft, proximity to combustibles, and vent termination point and clearances. (3)The inspector is not required to: (A)verify the effectiveness of the temperature and pressure relief valve, discharge piping, or pan drain pipes; (B)operate the temperature and pressure relief valve if the operation of the valve may, in the inspector's reasonable judgment, cause damage to persons or property; or (C)determine the efficiency or adequacy of the unit. (c)Hydro-massage therapy equipment. The inspector shall: (1)report as Deficient: (A)inoperative units; (B)the presence of active leaks; (C)deficiencies in components and performance; (D)missing and damaged components; (E)the absence of an opening that would allow access to equipment for inspection, service, repair or replacement without removing permanent construction or building finish; and (F)the absence or failure of operation of ground-fault circuit interrupter protection devices; and (2)The inspector is not required to determine the adequacy of self-draining features of circulation systems.
The agency certifies that
legal counsel has
reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's
legal authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on May 1, 2014
TRD-201402084 Kristen Worman
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Effective date: May 21, 2014
Proposal publication date: February 28, 2014
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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